New York Somehow, Aroldis Chapman was able to prevent this game from slipping away. Rain pouring off his hat, the New York Yankees closer struck out Jurickson Profar with the bases loaded in a steady storm to end it, preserving a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. "You concentrate on the catcher, you try to keep your hand as dry as possible, you try to keep the ball as dry as possible and you want to make sure you land firmly," Chapman said through a translator. "At the end of day, look at the catcher and hit... [Read More]

A child was rushed to a local hospital in life-threatening condition after being shot on the city's Westside on Saturday evening, Jacksonville police said.Just after 7 p.m., police reported that the child had been shot in the 7900 block of 103rd St., home to restaurants including Waffle House, IHOP and El Tapito as well as other retail outlets. No other details were immediately released.This is breaking news. Look for updates on Jacksonville.com later Saturday evening. [Read More]

At roughly 6 p.m. Saturday, the stage was in mid-preparation as hard rock fans milled on Genesee Street for the next live band.From Elizabeth to Blandina Streets, fans celebrated the K-ROCK Free for All, a free concert hosted by K-ROCK studios. Among the bands playing were Boy Hits Car, From Ashes to New, My So-Called Band and Trampoline Jetstream.James and Sara Burnop drove from Cold Brook for the event. Waiting for the band Pop Evil to start playing, they were sipping wine... [Read More]

DEVELOPING: UVA Rally Goers will not Cede to Confines of Security Apparatus Police Have Forced Upon Them Charlottesville, VA — This evening UVA students and Charlottesville community members who i... [Read More]

Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipaul, who was born in Trinidad but lived most of his life in England, died in his London home Saturday, Britain's Press Association reported, citing Naipaul's wife. [Read More]

An airline worker who had no business being in a cockpit somehow took off from a major airport in a turboprop passenger plane, dipped and soared in the skies above the Seattle area, and then crashed into a nearby island. [Read More]

Hundreds gathered to protest the ongoing water quality issues in Southwest Florida at an event in Fort Myers Saturday. People demanded change at the "Death March for Water Quality" in Centennial Park in Fort Myers, protesting water releases from Lake Okeechobee. They blame the discharges for the blue-green algae in canals along the Caloosahatchee River. …... [Read More]

Digi, an activist and North Shore Democrat whose legal name is Henry Olisa, has been arrested at least 10 times between 2000 and 2014, according to Office of Court Administration documents obtained by The Post. [Read More]

Joan Smith Williams among other brave Wichita teens in the late 1950s dared to break the mold. At a time when African Americans weren't allowed to sit at lunch counters that only served white peop... [Read More]